# 1995 Chevrolet 1500 - Dad's truck lives on **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [July 22, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-chevrolet-1500-dads-truck-lives-on/167709 "2020-07-22T18:57:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djromer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@djromer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/djromer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-chevrolet-1500-dads-truck-lives-on/167709/1 "2020-07-22T18:57:57Z")
Hi there, my dad passed a couple years ago and i’m taking his 1995 chevy silverado. it has a little over 100k miles on it so i’m excited about that. He lived in NM and i live in CA. i’m picking it up in a month and driving it to CA. i’m having basic maintenance done to it along with new tires. Is there anything specific you feel i should have done to it/replaced before i drive it 900 miles in the blazing hear? Thank you. Dan ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-chevrolet-1500-dads-truck-lives-on/167709/2 "2020-07-22T20:34:59Z")
You might want to make sure it will pass CA pollution and safety inspections, or how much it will cost to make it pass if it doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-chevrolet-1500-dads-truck-lives-on/167709/3 "2020-07-22T23:54:36Z")
CA emissions would be my number one concern. Having said that: Hopefully the shop doing the work will give it a thorough inspection. Coolant should be changed. I would replace the serpentine or V belts. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-chevrolet-1500-dads-truck-lives-on/167709/4 "2020-07-23T03:03:38Z")
> [@djromer](#): > > Is there anything specific you feel i should have done to it/replaced before i drive it 900 miles in the blazing hear? You need to take a REALLY good look at the tires Plenty of tread? Bald? Bubbles in the sidewall? Dry rotted? Sidewalls cut up from too many curb checks? When were they manufactured . . . ?! Even if they have plenty of tread, if they’re 10 years old . . . for example . . . you should get them replaced in New Mexico You don’t want a blow out or tread separation on that 900 mile trip in the blazing heat ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-chevrolet-1500-dads-truck-lives-on/167709/5 "2020-07-23T04:53:20Z")
New tires shouldn’t have any of the mentioned failure points. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1995-chevrolet-1500-dads-truck-lives-on/167709/6 "2020-07-23T11:11:39Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > You need to take a REALLY good look at the tires Apparently he did > [@djromer](#): > > i’m having basic maintenance done to it along **with new tires**